MEETINGS WITH EXTERNAL ORGANISATIONS: 1 JULY – 30 SEPTEMBER 2013 (INCLUDING MEETINGS WITH PROPRIETORS, EDITORS AND SENIOR MEDIA EXECUTIVES)¹

| Month of Meeting | Name of External Organisation | Purpose of Meeting | |------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------| | July 2013 | Association of British Insurers, RSA, Lloyds Banking Group, Legal & General, Friends Life Group, Hiscox, Allianz, Direct Line Group, Royal London Investment Management, Standard Life | To discuss issues relevant to the insurance industry | | September 2013 | Arts Council | To discuss arts funding | | September 2013 | Bank of Ireland | To discuss the Irish economy | | September 2013 | Ulster Bank | To discuss the Irish economy | | September 2013 | Macquarie University, Sydney | To discuss research |

¹ Does not normally include meetings with Government bodies such as other Government Departments, non-departmental public bodies, Non-Ministerial Departments, Agencies, Government reviewers, and representatives of Parliament, devolved or foreign governments. | Month of Meeting | Name of External Organisation | Purpose of Meeting | |------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------| | July 2013 | Rothschild | To discuss RBS | | July 2013 | Royal Bank of Scotland | To discuss RBS | | July 2013 | Royal Bank of Scotland | To discuss RBS | | July 2013 | Morgan Stanley | To discuss RBS | | July 2013 | Royal Bank of Scotland | To discuss RBS | | July 2013 | Royal Bank of Scotland | To discuss RBS | | July 2013 | Blackrock | To discuss RBS | | July 2013 | Lazard | To discuss banking and other issues | | July 2013 | Odgers | To discuss appointments | | July 2013 | Bechtel | To discuss infrastructure issues | | July 2013 | Royal Bank of Scotland | To discuss RBS | | July 2013 | University of Sussex | To discuss innovation policy | | August 2013 | Royal Bank of Scotland | To discuss RBS | | August 2013 | Oliver Wyman | To discuss banking issues | | August 2013 | Royal Bank of Scotland | To discuss RBS | | September 2013 | Royal Bank of Scotland | To discuss RBS | | September 2013 | Rothschild | To discuss RBS | | September 2013 | Lloyds Banking Group | To discuss Verde | | September 2013 | Lloyds Banking Group | To discuss Lloyds | | September 2013 | Lloyds Banking Group | To discuss Lloyds | | September 2013 | Royal Bank of Scotland | To discuss RBS | | September 2013 | Royal Bank of Scotland | To discuss RBS | | September 2013 | Royal Bank of Scotland | To discuss RBS | | September 2013 | Royal Bank of Scotland | To discuss RBS | | Month of Meeting | Name of External Organisation | Purpose of Meeting | |------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------| | Nil return | | |